“‘I would have a heart attack if my daughter ever brought home a black boy.’ I heard those words a few weeks ago in what began as a normal conversation with an acquaintance. We were chatting about new TV shows airing that night when this person ranted about how the media continues to push ‘unbiblical’ agendas such as interracial marriage.”

Jojo and Michael are an interracial couple and chapter ten shows the defiance from Michael’s family. Whether or not they are strong believers in the Christian faith; the resistance towards Jojo was showed based on the color of her skin. Michael’s family used derogatory terms while Jojo was present and clearly expressed how they feel about Jojo. Additionally, this whole book presents the difference of treatment between a white person and a black person. For instance, at one point when Misty and Leonie were handling drugs; there was the mentioning that Misty would be treated with less punishment due to her race if they were ever caught. This presumes that when this book takes place and to this day there is an issue with discrimination. Additionally, I think “Sing, Unburied Sing,” displays the struggle of acceptance for an interracial couple even within one’s own family. The article, speaks upon the issue of interracial marriage and that there is still a push back on interracial marriage by Christians who are conservative. However, Christianity advocates for unity rather than opposition among the people of faith. The author of the article mentions that a couple were discriminated against in Mississippi when trying to choose the perfect wedding venue. This shows how there still need to be barriers broken down. This connects to chapter ten when we see that Michael’s family does not accept the fact that he is married to Jojo which shows family distress and animosity towards each other.

https://sojo.net/articles/christian-opposition-interracial-marriage-still-problem